Liraglutide as add-on to Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes (T1DMLIRA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02092896 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 20, 2014
Last Update Posted : April 1, 2015
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The purpose of this study is to:
Part 1:
To investigate how 12 weeks treatment with liraglutide affects glycemic control in poorly controlled patients and how the treatment affects gastric emptying rate during hypoglycemia.
Part 2:
To investigate how 12 weeks treatment of type 1 diabetic patients with liraglutide affects counterregulatory hormones and cognitive performance during hypoglycemia.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 | Drug: Liraglutide Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Treatment With Liraglutide as add-on to Insulin in Type 1 Diabetic Patients. Effects on Glycemic Control and Counterregulation and Cognitive Performance During Hypoglycaemia |
Study Start Date : | March 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo + Insulin + Study 2
Study 2: Cognitive performance test
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Drug: Liraglutide
Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 2 is performed. |
Experimental: Liraglutide + Insulin + Study 2
Study 2: Cognitive performance test
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Drug: Placebo
Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 2 is performed. |
Experimental: Liraglutide + Insulin + Study 1
Study 1: Gastric emptying test
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Drug: Liraglutide
Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 1 is performed. |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo + Insulin + Study 1
Study 1: Gastric emptying test
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Drug: Placebo
Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 1 is performed. |
- Change from baseline in HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin) [ Time Frame: Week 0, week 12 ]
- Changes from baseline in EEG and cognitive performances [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in gastric emptying rate [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in glycemic control (CGM) [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in total daily insulin dose [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Changes from baseline in the counterregulatory hormone responses during hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in body weight [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in auditory evoked potentials (AEP) during hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in corrected QTc-interval (QTc) during hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Change from baseline in hypoglycemic symptom score [ Time Frame: week 0, week 12 ]
- Frequency of Hypoglycemic episodes [ Time Frame: Week 0, week 12 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: 18-70 years
- BMI: 18-28
- HbA1c ≥ 8 %
- No residual β-cell function (glucagon test with c-peptide < 60 pM)
- Caucasian
- Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 5 to 40 years of age (both inclusive).
- Remission phase must be completed
- Female participants must use adequate contraception
- Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Overt diabetes complications; creatinin > 130 µM, proliferative retinopathy, macroalbuminuria.
- Autonomic neuropathy (RR-variation </=10 beats/min) and/or Orthostatic hypotension (OH).
- Anemia, Hb concentration; female <7.0 mmol/l, male<8.0 mmol/l
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Epilepsy
- Use of antiepileptic medication
- Use of beta blockers
- Previously apoplexy cerebri.
- Any use of benzodiazepine within the last month
- Any use of neuroleptic drugs within the last six months
- Self-perceived hearing loss
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Allergy to the medication or placebo.
- Treatment with any medication affecting glucose metabolism.
- Any disorder which in the investigators opinion could interfere with the safety and results of the trial

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02092896
Denmark | |
Dept. of Endocrinology, Hvidovre University Hospital | |
Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2650 |
Principal Investigator: | Christian SS Frandsen, MD | Hvidovre University Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Christan SS Frandsen, MD, MD, Hvidovre University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02092896 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2012-002526-67 2012-002526-67 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | March 20, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 1, 2015 |
Last Verified: | March 2015 |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Cognitive performance Hypoglycemia Insulin |
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions Incretins Hormones |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |
Liraglutide Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Incretins Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |